Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Slovenia
Slovenia: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 5.1 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Slovenia, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Slovenia is 5.1 Weeks per year per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Slovenia peaked at 5.1 Weeks per year per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.5 Weeks per year per person, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Weeks per year per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 Weeks per year per person | — |
| 2004 | 3.6 Weeks per year per person | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 3.4 Weeks per year per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3 Weeks per year per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 Weeks per year per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.4 Weeks per year per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3 Weeks per year per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.1 Weeks per year per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5 Weeks per year per person | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6 Weeks per year per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 3 Weeks per year per person | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1 Weeks per year per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.1 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2 Weeks per year per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.5 Weeks per year per person | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5 Weeks per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2 Weeks per year per person | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 4.2 Weeks per year per person | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 4.8 Weeks per year per person | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 4.7 Weeks per year per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 5.1 Weeks per year per person | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.36 Weeks per year per person | 3 Weeks per year per person | 3.6 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.99 Weeks per year per person | 2.5 Weeks per year per person | 3.5 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 Weeks per year per person | 3.2 Weeks per year per person | 5.1 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Slovenia?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Slovenia was 5.1 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 Weeks per year per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 Weeks per year per person in 2012.
- How does Slovenia rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Slovenia ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.